The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-08

into the ore train. Another train,
heavy freight, was also on the roa(
from Butte. The depot man wen
back to flag the train, but it had ap
| preached so near that it was impoSsf
bic to stop on the icy rails. Con
ductor West rushed into the passenger
car and shouted TO those on board tx
jump, which they did. The freight 10
c0motiYe crushed half way through &
passenger coach, raising it on top o.
the locomotive. While trying Il
came along and wrecked the caboose Of
the first freight train. Several traiI
men were slightly injured,
FINED $500 AND COSTS.
CHICAGO, Nov. 3O.-William Shakel
who was found guilty in Judge Bakers
court of a violation of the gaming Law
was fined $500 and costs this morning
and was ordered committed until be
paid the fine. The court overruled a
motion for a new trial. Shakel's Of
Tense was running what is known as
whereby shakei's scustomers'' were
enabled to bet against his money on
the automatic fluctuations Of 1cti-
tious market.
SNAKES IN HIS BOOTS.
CHICAGO, Dec. flames DorWood,
the jockey, whose riding in England
has made him famous, was seen hang
ing to narrow window sill in front of
the Congress House this morning, with
his feet resting on a two-inch ledge of
stone seventy-five feet above the pave
ment. Officers hurried UP to the fourth
floor and found the door locked. The
man said some one was trying to kill
him and If they touched the door he
would jump. A ladder was run up and
the insane man rescued and locked up
In cell at the Armory. He has been
drinking heavily of late and his insan-
ity Is attributed to that fact.
FOUR MEN BURNED TO DEATH.
BRooKvnLE, Kas., Dec. 1.-The
and three dwellings burned here at l
O'Clock this morning. -Four men, Fire
man Brimer, of Wamego; Brakeman
Harrigan, of Wamego; Mr.. Farms
worth, of Lincoln, and an unknown
man were burned to death. Charles
Moss, of Tower Springs, Kas., was
badly burned, and will probably die.
The guests at the hotel were obliged to
jump from the second story windows.
The total loss is 90, 600, and the in
surance 5000. The cause Of the fire
is unknown.
HOTEL ON FIRE.
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The large Windsor Hotel is on fire,
and with heavy wind and snow
storm raging, the fire promises to en-
velop the entire building; a general
alarm has been sounded.
LATER.
ST. PAUL, Dec. IA fire in the
Windsor Hotel this morning was not
serious and was soon under control.
The loss Is small.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
DODGEvILLE, Dec. by an ex-
plosion on the works of the +. d. & N.
Road two miles south of Dodgeville,
one man and two horses were killed
outright and five men burned. The
laborerS were boring out an exploded
blast.
SHARPE OUT ON BAIL.
NEW YORK, Dec. Jacob Sharpe
was taken in a carriage this morning
from Ludlow street jail to the sheriff's
Office. He was accompanied by War
den Heating, deputy sheriff and his
grandson, George Sharpe. He seemed
either side by the warden and deputy
sheriff, while he also leaned heavily on
two canes. The order granting new
trial was settled before Judge Barrett,
and by mutual agreement between
District Attorney Martin and w.
Rourke Cochran, counsel for Sharpe, it
was decided that Sharpe's bond be fixed
at $40, 900. District Attorney Martin
agreed to make no opposition to the
for his admission to bail.
The bond was prepared and Isaac Hen
dirk and George Shepherd each justify
ing in the sum named, and few min
utes past noon Sharpe was discharged
and driven home.
AN AGED NEGRO SHOT.
WYANDoTTE, Kas., Dec. 1.-Harri
son Tut, a negro so years old, and
bearing good reputation, was shot
dead here this morning by Edwin E..
Weldon, a white teamster. Weldon
came from the Indian Territory, where
he was a cowboy, and he has bad
The murderer was ar
rested.
Several hundred negroes gathered
about the jail where Weldon is con-
fined tonight, and threatened to lynch
him. There are four doors between
the crowd and the prisoner, and the
protect his man.
FATAL ENC oUNTER.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. IA Journal
special from Liberty, Mo-, says that a
fatal encoun ter occurred last night be-
tween two students at the William
Jewell college, a Baptist institution,
M. II. Brinkley, a theological student,
struck William Salmon, a college stu
dent, over the head with a slung shot,
INJECTING a wound which physicians
declare to be mortal. The trouble
grew out of Brinkley''s accusation that
Salmon was in the habit of stealing
from the pantry at night. Brinkley,
who Is from Colorado, Is under arrest.
Salmon's home is at Clinton, Mo.
TWO MEN MURDERED.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. IA Bonham,
Tex special to the Times reports the
brutal and unprovoked killing OF
Charles Mosely and an unknown man,
both colored. in the Indian Territory
just across the river from Tulip, Tex.
several days ago. William DunnegaI
and two cotton pickers have been ar.
rested and taken to Fort Smith on sus-
picion of being the murderers.
JUST RETRIBUTION.
ALAMosA, Colo, Dec. 1.-Michae
O'Brien, the tramp who brutally out
ragged Miss McGregor night before last
was taken from jail last night by citi
zens and hanged to the gate at thu
stock yards. The recovery of the CIR
is doubtful.
TWO MORE FOR TEXAS.
AANDAo Sl11g OCCs
special from Paris, Texas, reports thu
killing yesterday of Clark and Nose!
Harrison, brothers, who were chOppinG
wood near there. Two negroes have
been arrested on suspicion.
A TOWN DESTROYED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. News wa
received in this city at 2:30 o'clock thi
morning of the partial destruction O
Eminence, Kentucky, by fire. Tn
flames were still raging at the hour o
going to press, about one-third of tn
business portion of the place being al
ready consumed. No chance of check
ing the conhagration existed, the onl,
hope being that the wind might no
carry the flames beyond the bloc
which was burning. The fire began il
Duncan's jewelry store and was unde
good Roadway before it was discovered
The town was alarmed and all o
the citizens turned out, and ever
possible endeavor made to confine til
flames to the jewelry store, but to n
avail. The wind was blowing hard an
the flames were communicated to Mi
ler's grocery, then to the town hal
Moody s. PrOctor's drug store, Mari